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Community Board 2 Letter to Parks Commissioner: Parks Department Rules at Washington Square "Overly Restrictive and Unnecessary"

February 2, 2012

At its recent full board meeting, Community Board 2 passed a resolution opposing the city Parks Department’s rules that instigated the recent performance crackdown at WSP. The letter below – which the entire board signed … Read more…

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WSP Performance Crackdown; NYU Expansion on CB2 Parks Committee Agenda Tonight, Thurs. Jan. 12th

January 12, 2012

Updated — The WSP performance crackdown is on the agenda at tonight’s Community Board 2 Parks Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m. Our Lady of Pompeii Church, 25 Carmine Street, Father Demo Hall (enter on Bleecker) [venue … Read more…

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Alternate View on Performers at WSP – Time Limits?

January 12, 2012

The WSP performance crackdown has, seemingly, temporarily subsided and will be addressed at the CB2 Parks Committee meeting tonight. In the meantime, a neighbor, Seth W. who lives at 2 Fifth Avenue wrote in as … Read more…

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New York Daily News: Musicians performing again at Washington Square

January 2, 2012

New York Daily News, January 1st: Street artists say they’re performing again without fear of big fines in Washington Square Park Artists who had been slapped with huge fines for performing in Washington Square Park … Read more…

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Villager on CB2's "Washington Square Speak Out" Hearing On Performance Crackdown

December 28, 2011

I was going to write up my own impressions of the Community Board 2 Public hearing – “Washington Square Speak Out” – held on December 19th on the performance crackdown at WSP. However, Albert Amateau … Read more…

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On Public Space: The Privatized Union Square Holiday Market and the Performance Crackdown at Washington Square

December 15, 2011

As word of the performance crackdown at Washington Square Park spread in October, Parks Department spokesperson Phil Abramson told the Villager: “At Washington Square Park the existing regulations are intended to keep paths clear and … Read more…

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Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe on Performance Crackdown At WSP — What he said… What he meant…

December 14, 2011

In last week’s Clyde Haberman column in the New York Times “A Word to the ‘Wise and Honest’ on Washington Square Park” which addressed the performance crackdown, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe was quoted as follows … Read more…

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Performance Crackdown at the Park — Parks Commissioner says Bob Dylan Could Still Play at WSP; With New Rules, Is That even True?

December 6, 2011

Updated — Over the last three days, the matter of artists and performers being issued tickets at Washington Square Park has been covered by Associated Press, New York Times, New York Daily News, NY1, Fox5 … Read more…

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